Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 200 metres

The men's canoe sprint K-1 200 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 10 and 11 August at Eton Dorney.[1]

Men's canoe sprint K-1 200 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueEton Dorney
Date10 to 11 August
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Winning time36.246
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ed McKeever  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saúl Craviotto  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark de Jonge  Canada
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Great Britain's Ed McKeever won the gold medal, ahead of Saúl Craviotto from Spain who won silver. Mark de Jonge from Canada took bronze.

Competition format

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The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The top five boats from each heat, and the fastest loser, advanced to the semifinals. The top four boats in each semifinal advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.[2]

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Round
Friday 10 August 2012 09:30
11:02
Heats
Semifinals
Saturday 11 August 2012 09:30 Finals

Results

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Heats

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The five best placed boats in each heat and the fastest sixth placed both qualify for the semifinals.

Heat 1

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Mark de Jonge   Canada 35.396 Q
2 Piotr Siemionowski   Poland 35.990 Q
3 Momotaro Matsushita   Japan 36.096 Q
4 Egidijus Balčiūnas   Lithuania 36.173 Q
5 César de Cesare   Ecuador 36.181 Q
6 Murray Stewart   Australia 37.202
7 Mohamed Mrabet   Tunisia 38.291

Heat 2

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Ed McKeever   Great Britain 35.087 Q, OB
2 Marko Novaković   Serbia 35.212 Q
3 Miklós Dudás   Hungary 35.323 Q
4 Yevgeny Salakhov   Russia 35.652 Q
5 Maxime Richard   Belgium 36.125 Q
6 Tim Hornsby   United States 36.560 q
7 Mostafa Mansour   Egypt 40.507

Heat 3

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Saúl Craviotto   Spain 35.552 Q
2 Maxime Beaumont   France 35.571 Q
3 Kasper Bleibach   Denmark 36.610 Q
4 Ronald Rauhe   Germany 36.817 Q
5 Zhou Yubo   China 38.316 Q
6 Joshua Utanga   Cook Islands 38.966

Semifinals

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The fastest four canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The slowest four canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Mark de Jonge   Canada 35.595 Q
2 Saúl Craviotto   Spain 35.597 Q
3 Marko Novaković   Serbia 36.293 Q
4 Yevgeny Salakhov   Russia 36.312 Q
5 Kasper Bleibach   Denmark 36.667
6 César de Cesare   Ecuador 36.975
7 Momotaro Matsushita   Japan 37.201
8 Zhou Yubo   China 39.042

Semifinal 2

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Ed McKeever   Great Britain 35.619 Q
2 Maxime Beaumont   France 35.814 Q
3 Miklós Dudás   Hungary 35.993 Q
4 Ronald Rauhe   Germany 36.183 Q
5 Egidijus Balčiūnas   Lithuania 36.495
6 Piotr Siemionowski   Poland 36.507
7 Maxime Richard   Belgium 37.029
8 Tim Hornsby   United States 37.660

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1 Kasper Bleibach   Denmark 37.802
2 Egidijus Balčiūnas   Lithuania 37.995
3 Momotaro Matsushita   Japan 38.040
4 César de Cesare   Ecuador 38.075
5 Maxime Richard   Belgium 38.435
6 Piotr Siemionowski   Poland 38.585
7 Tim Hornsby   United States 39.370
8 Zhou Yubo   China 40.157

Final A

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Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
  Ed McKeever   Great Britain 36.246
  Saúl Craviotto   Spain 36.540
  Mark de Jonge   Canada 36.657
4 Maxime Beaumont   France 36.688
5 Yevgeny Salakhov   Russia 36.825
6 Miklós Dudás   Hungary 36.830
7 Marko Novaković   Serbia 37.094
8 Ronald Rauhe   Germany 37.553

References

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  1. ^ "Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Format Competition – Sprint". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.